PJ Dorsey shows off black sponge mushrooms found during her hunt through woodlands in Coshocton County. Valerie Boateng/CentralOhio.com

Written by

Dick Martin
News Journal correspondent

It's a happy time of year for area mushroom hunters, because after weeks of cold, rainy days there's been some warm weather at last. And the morel mushrooms have responded.

Early this month hunters began finding both greys and the ultimate golden prize, the big juicy yellow morel mushrooms. Those new caps pushing up through forest leaves will gladden the hearts of many a morel seeker, and good hunting should continue for at least another week.